Noah Mosley - composer, conductor
Children's Opera
The Wishgatherer (2023)
an English Touring Opera production
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Winner of the YAM awards best opera for young audiences 2023; https://yamawards.org/news/announcing-the-winners-of-the-yamawards-2023
The Wish Gatherer tells the story of Lola, a young girl struggling with her parent’s recent divorce and feeling too anxious to go outside. Join Lola on her adventure when she falls into out of her bedroom and into her video game, and meet the magical Wish Gatherer, the mysterious and dark Muddier, the disenchanted bee, Bumbella, and the enterprising Seed Planter, in this story of beauty, loss, revolution, and new beginnings.
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Duration - 50 mins
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Librettist - Jennifer Williams
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Cast: Soprano - Lola: Bass-Baritone - Lola’s Father and The Muddier: Baritone(or Mezzo Soprano) - The Wish Gatherer: Tenor - Bumbella and The Seed Planter. The Children, who sing with all of the characters.
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Orchestration; piano (also music director), violin, and percussion (vibraphone and three toms).
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Premier production credits.
Director: Abigail Kelly
Designer: Amanda Mascarenhas
Music Director: Robin Wallington
Cover Music Director: Noah Mosley
Assistant Director: Callie Nestleroth
Costume Supervisor: Alise Kristina Rose
Producer: Bradley Travis
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Cast
Lola: Julia Mariko/Eleanor Sanderson-Nash
The Muddier: Masimba Ushe/Edward Jowle
The Wishgatherer: Jerome Knox/Peter Edge
Bumbella: Brenton Spiteri/Matthew Mckinney
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The Firebird (2022)
an English Touring Opera and Little Angel Theatre co-production, filmed at Little Angel Theatre
Based on a poem by Michael Rosen, The Firebird is a new puppet opera composed by Noah Mosley and co-produced by English Touring Opera and Little Angel Theatre.
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Ivan is a young Prince who thinks only of himself. He captures the Firebird, only to set her free when he feels a sadness in his heart. She gives him a feather that will help him if he needs it… Delve into the enchanted castle where Ivan will meet a free-spirited Princess and a menacing and cold-hearted King!
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Duration - 25 mins
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Librettist - Michael Rosen
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Cast - Ivan (Tenor), Firebird/Vasalisa (Sop), King Katschei (Bass-Baritone).
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Orchestration; Violin, horn, accordion, piano, double bass.
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Premier production credits.
Director: Valentina Ceschi
Filmmaker & Editor: Isaac Madge
Sound Producer: Jan Capinski
Designer & Maker: Ellie Mills
Lighting Designer: Richard Williamson
Assistant Director: Shanaé Chisholm
Design Assistant: Kelly Frost
Design Assistant: Jess Shead
Producer (for ETO): Bradley Travis
Producer (for LAT): Cindy McLean-Bibby
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Cast (in order of appearance)
Narrator/ Puppeteer: Aimee Louise Bevan
Ivan: Richard Dowling
Firebird/Vasilisa: Rose Stachniewksa
King Katschei: Bradley Travis
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Band
Violin: Fra Rustumji
Accordion: Ilona Suomalainen
Horn: Jo Withers
Double Bass: Dominic Nudd
Piano: Noah Mosley
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With thanks to:
Michael Rosen, Oliver Hymans, Neil Balfour, Jaques Samuel Pianos, Stage Sound Services, Feast Creative, Yvonne Horsfall Turner, and Stone House and all at Little Angel Theatre
Aiden (2021)
Commissioned by English Touring Opera
A colourful, fast-paced musical adventure, Aidan is a fresh new take on Handel’s opera, Amadigi. Embracing Amadigi's themes of quest, play and adventure, this new opera for 8-12-year-olds will introduce children to the joys of opera and Handel’s music in a new and creative way, setting them off on their own voyages of discovery.
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Aidan is composed by Noah Mosley, who drew on music from Handel’s Amadigi to create a score weaving together music old and new. The new libretto and story are from soprano Paula Sides, who also takes the role of Melissa. Directed by ETO Associate Artist, Bradley Travis.
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Design by Harry Pizzey, animation and editing by Gemma Green-Hope and sound production by Jan Capinski.
As well as being available on ETO at Home, Aidan will be shared with secondary schools around the country alongside a new teachers’ pack dedicated to using the opera as a tool in English Literature and Language teaching.
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Duration - 3 episodes, 11, 13 then 16 mins or 40 mins total.
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Librettist - Paula Sides
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Cast - Aiden (Baritone), Dorian (Countertenor), Melissa (Soprano), Olivia (Soprano).
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Orchestration; Baroque Violin, baroque cello, baroque wind player (doubling on flute, oboe and recorders), theorbo, modern accordion and modern harp.
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Premier production credits.
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Cast
Aidan: Jerome Knox
Dorian: James Hall
Melissa: Paula Sides
Olivia: Alison Rose
Band
Violin: Guy Button
Cello: Lucia Capellaro
Oboe/ Flute: Leo Duarte
Accordion: Ilona Suomalainen
Theorbo: Toby Carr
Harp: Oliver Wass
Shh! we have a plan (2020)
Commissioned by English Touring Opera
Four friends fail in their hare-brained schemes to catch a beautiful birdy. The littlest of them knows that a bit of kindness can go a long way. Will his friends follow his gentle lead or will they get themselves into even more trouble?
Duration - 14:30 mins
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Librettist - Chris Haughton
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Cast - Bird (Soprano), Narrator
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Orchestration; violin, cello, piano
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Premier production credits
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Director - Ian Nicholson
Desinger - Sam Wilde
Audio/ video engineer
Editor - Jim Whitcher
Producer - Bradley Travis
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Soprano - Abigail Kelly
Narrator - Ian Nicholson
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Violin - Naomi Burrell
Cello - Gavin Kibble
Jim and Matilda (2014)
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Two short children operas to be performed by children, Jim, Who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a Lion and Matilda, Who told lies and was burned to death
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Duration - 15 total
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Librettist - Hilaire Belloc
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Cast - 2 solo children singers/narrators, children's chorus also acting the narration. Variable number of acting roles including Jim, Matilda, the truthful aunt and the hungry lion.
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Instrumentation - pf (simple part)
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First performance at the Woodbrock International Summer Academy, Wexford, Ireland